unable to export PDF as realistic Visual style, i can only export as wireframe

[ak_29_mech]

Hi,
I am trying to export PDF as a 3D realistic but when i do that, i get an empty PDF, without layer information. Same happens when i change visual style to "Shaded" or "shaded with edges".

But when i change visual style to wireframe it shows everything on the PDF with the layers information.

[paullimapa]

Is there a reason you don't want to use the PLOT command & select DWG to PDF.pc3 to generate the PDF?

[ak_29_mech]

That's working, same as PUBLISH command, just wondering why exportPDF suddenly doesn't work the same

[paullimapa]

I don’t recall Export pdf ever giving you shaded images 

[pendean]

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@ak_29_mech wrote:

That's working, same as PUBLISH command, just wondering why exportPDF suddenly doesn't work the same

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Suddenly? As in it used to work for you? Perhaps you skipped a step like

Or was that just a turn-of-phrase?

[ak_29_mech]

I tried that, didn't work.

i didn't skip any steps, i just recently (2 months ago) purchased ACAD 2023 and exportpdf worked just fine at the beginning  but now it changed

[pendean]

Test and confirm, then share a DWG file of an earlier example that worked, and your current DWG file that does not work: shouldn't take anyone around here long to help you figure it out if you don't see it right away.

TIA

[leeminardi]

See if SAVEIMG yields something you can use.